Archive: July 22, 2007 - July 28, 2007

"I think whoever wants to become commander-in-chief ought to answer the cancer question," says Lance Armstrong. And he's making sure whoever is the next president does so. Armstrong's Livestrong Foundation announced it will host a Livestrong Presidential Cancer Forum in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in late August. The two-day event will...

Governor Romney uses the recent news about thousands of registered sex offenders trolling MySpace to discuss his high-tech solution to the problem. Sound Bite: "People who use the Internet to carry out offenses on children . . . should be put away for a long period of time and...

A very new YouTube user named dontvotefortop has produced a new video casting the Bush-Clinton dynasty as a regime that needs to be removed. According to the YouTube profile, dontvotefortop is 24 years old, and created the account yesterday. As Peter Hauck writes over at our sister blog, PrezVid.com, "for...

The Obama campaign is airing a new radio ad in South Carolina aimed at the state's African American voters. The 60-second ad, called, "It's Time," is set to smooth saxophone music, and plays up the senator's personal, and professional history. "Sen. Obama is looking forward to continuing his conversation with...

As of 4 p.m. ET Tuesday, it looks like John Edwards' "Hair" video submission for Monday night's debate is proving most popular on YouTube. The video is set to the song "Hair" and plays off the recent back and forth about the cost of Edwards' grooming, a subject his campaign...

Bill Richardson has released a new ad, called "Heroes." It highlights the New Mexico governor's proposals to improve veterans' access to insurance and health care. It will air in Iowa and New Hampshire. The ad hits Iowa's airwaves as Richardson is scheduled to criss-cross the state today and tomorrow, according...

A few of the Democratic candidates continued their online campaigning following Monday night's CNN/YouTube debate. And for The Post's take on the debate, check out the impressions of Jeff Jarvis, Chris Cillizza, and Dan Balz. Here's a sampling of post-debate video offerings: Chris Dodd answered questions from the debate spin...

I am sorely disappointed. CNN selected too many obvious, dutiful, silly questions. Anderson Cooper didn't pace the debate; he tried to trip the runners. The videos were too tiny to be given justice. The candidates' videos were just commercials. There were far too few issues. There were too many...

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton respond to a question on whether Sen. Obama's race or Sen. Clinton's gender would be a hindrance to them being elected to the White House. Former Sen. John Edwards talks about his leadership on women's issues. Play Video VIDEO | Obama and Clinton Face Questions...

Over on Fox News Channel's "Hannity & Colmes," pollster Frank Luntz asks a room full of voters if they liked the YouTube-citizens-ask-the-questions format. Everyone in the room (at least 30 folks) raised their hands. Everyone. A small sampling on CNN's rival network, but a good sign for this new format....

Home stretch: Next question is about voting procedures. Chads and all that. Biden gets his 30-second "YouTube-style" video. But it's not YouTube-style. It's just a commercial. Now two voters ask whether the candidates would work for the minimum wage. Another damned gimmick. How does this make us look? A...

Cris Nolan of Mundelein, Ill. wants to know what Mrs. Clinton has to say about the potential for 28 straight years of Bush and Clinton presidencies: More of Channel '08's CNN/YouTube debate coverage....

Kucinich wants people to "text peace." How hip: geek peace. Now to education: "Who is your favorite teacher and why?" OK, sweet question. But I'm not sure what it can tell us. Edwards uses it as his excuse to mention his "daddy in teh mill." Never miss a chance....

Now a question from a serviceman serving "overseas" who asks Clinton why Clinton thinks she'd be taken seriously by Muslim nations that do not respect women. After the obligatory thank-you-for-your-service, Clinton recounts how she has met with leaders in many nations and she is taken seriously and many nations...

It's one matter for Cooper to keep things going, another for him to keep interrupting the answers. I find him irritating. 7:52: A questioner from West Virginia tells Gravel he's offended by him saying that the dead in Vietnam died in vain. "It's a set-up question," Gravel says, "Our...

While the debate rages on CNN, Chris Dodd supporters are chatting about it live in a special debate section of ChrisDodd.com. .mcrmeebo { display: block; background:url("http://widget.meebo.com/r.gif") no-repeat top right; } .mcrmeebo:hover { background:url("http://widget.meebo.com/ro.gif") no-repeat top right; }...

Part II: 7:30 Edwards' video plays Hair and might be funny but I CAN'T SEE IT. It's ridiculous that they run it in a small screen. I assume they think we're going to be scared away if the video isn't full CNN quality. But seeing it tiny is worse!...

Each presidential candidate has submitted a 30-second video to air during the debate. Chris Dodd's already aired (we can't find it yet), but the Clinton camp has sent theirs, the second one to air: A Clinton campaign press release says Zachary Goode of Los Angeles created the video in two...

Now a question about reparations for slavery. Edwards answers directly: He's against it. But he says there are other issues of equality, including mortgage inequity. Question was rather ridiculous but Edwards gave us the first bit of substance on issues. Obama changes the subject to education, also improving on...

Don't forget to keep an eye on Chris Dodd's Talk Clock. At this hour, moderator Anderson Cooper's got the most air time, followed by Clinton, then Obama. At least that's according to the Talk Clock....

7:10 and we're still in papland. A question from California for Clinton: "How would you define liberal?" Clinton says it used ot mean one was for freedom but in the last 30-40 years it has been turned on its head to mean big government. She prefers the word progressive...

Liveblogging reactions to the YouTube debate tonight.... 7 p.m. A good intro from a voter telling the candidates to stop beating around the (pause) bush. Before the debate, Anderson Cooper said that from the 3,000 questions, they picked 50-60. They start showing the silly videos. Damn. I knew they...

The Democratic presidential candidates have big plans online before, during, and after tonight's CNN/YouTube debate. Here's a quick rundown of some campaigns' plans: -- Hillary Clinton: The campaign sought submissions for its 30-second candidate video set to air tonight. Female supporters, under the banner Club44, will meet at house parties...

This is giving me an uh-oh feeling about tonight's debate: CNN makes fun of the ridiculous questions submitted on YouTube. That's the standard media narrative about the stuff that we make: We're just a bunch of silly folks. Arrrggghhh. (Sadly, CNN doesn't make its video embeddable.)...

The YouTube debates could fundamentally change the dynamics of politics in America, giving a voice to the people, letting us be heard by the powerful and the public, enabling us to coalesce around our interests and needs, and even teaching reporters who are supposed to ask questions in our...